Yoon-Jin Lee | Bio-Mechanics | Research Excellence Award

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Prof. Dr. Yoon-Jin Lee | Bio-Mechanics | Research Excellence Award

Professor at Soonchunhyang University | South Korea

Prof. Dr. Yoon-Jin Lee is a distinguished faculty member in the Department of Biochemistry at Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, recognized for her extensive contributions to cancer biology, metabolic regulation, and regenerative therapeutics. She earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in Food and Nutrition from Soonchunhyang University, building a strong foundation in biochemical mechanisms, cellular metabolism, and nutraceutical science. Throughout her academic career as assistant professor, associate professor, and currently full professor, she has established herself as a leading researcher exploring how metabolic reprogramming shapes cancer cell survival, drug resistance, and cellular fate. Her research portfolio includes influential works such as “Resveratrol Targets Glycolytic Enzymes HK II and PKM2 to Promote Concurrent Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death in Malignant Melanoma,” “Apoptosis, Cell Growth, and Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Phosphorylation in Caffeic Acid-Treated Human Malignant Melanoma Cells,” “Curcumin and Its Potential to Target the Glycolytic Behavior of Lactate-Acclimated Prostate Carcinoma Cells with Docetaxel,” “Metabolic Reprogramming, Glycolysis Phenotype, Extracellular Vesicles, Prostate Cancer Cells,” “Effect of Butein, a Plant Polyphenol, on Apoptosis and Necroptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells in 2D and 3D Cultures,” and “Evaluating the Anticancer Potential of Polygonum Multiflori Root-Derived Stilbenes Against H2452 Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cells.” Her interdisciplinary impact expands into neurobiology and regenerative medicine through works such as “Evaluation of Microcurrent as an Adjunct to Donepezil Therapy in an Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model,” “Bioprinted Collagen Cell Constructs with Gradient BMP-2-Loaded Microbeads for Rotator Cuff Tear Regeneration,” and “In Vitro and In Vivo Comparative Analysis of Muscle Regenerative Processes Induced by Different Microcurrent Waveforms.” Supported by multiple competitive national grants, Professor Lee continues to advance innovative therapeutic strategies targeting cancer metabolic pathways, bioactive natural compounds, microcurrent-based tissue repair, and the biochemical foundations of disease, positioning her as a leading contributor to modern biomedical research.

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Featured Publications:

Lee, Y., Lee, S.-H., Choi, D., Nam, H.-S., Kim, K. D., Choi, M. H., Cho, M.-K., & Lee, Y.-J. (2025). Resveratrol targets glycolytic enzymes HK II and PKM2 to promote concurrent apoptotic and necrotic cell death in malignant melanoma. Current Issues in Molecular Biology.

Lee, Y.-J., Kim, K. D., Choi, M. H., Park, S. Q., Choi, Y. S., Bae, Y., Nam, H. S., Lee, S. H., & Cho, M. K. (2025). Apoptosis, cell growth, and glycogen synthase kinase 3β phosphorylation in caffeic-acid-treated human malignant melanoma cells. Biomedicines.

Lee, Y.-J., Kwon, E. S., Moon, Y. S., & Kwon, D. R. (2025). In vitro and in vivo comparative analysis of muscle regenerative processes induced by different microcurrent waveforms in skeletal muscle atrophy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Lee, Y.-J., Kwon, E. S., Moon, Y. S., & Kwon, D. R. (2025). In vitro and in vivo comparative analysis of muscle regenerative processes induced by different microcurrent waveforms in skeletal muscle atrophy [Preprint]. Preprints.

Lee, Y., Lee, C., Lee, S.-H., & Lee, Y.-J. (2025). Effect of butein, a plant polyphenol, on apoptosis and necroptosis of prostate cancer cells in 2D and 3D cultures. Life.

Muhammad Imran | Bio-Mechanics | Editorial Board Member

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Imran | Bio-Mechanics | Editorial Board Member

Chairman at Department of Mathematics | Government College University | Faisalabad | Pakistan

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Imran, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Govt. College University, Faisalabad, HEC approved supervisor, accomplished researcher, and prolific academic, earned his M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Constantin Fetecau at Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University, Lahore, and has since published a significant body of research including articles such as Numerical and Computational Simulation of Blood Flow on Hybrid Nanofluid with Heat Transfer through a Stenotic Artery Silver and Gold Nanoparticles, A Finite Difference Scheme to Solve a Fractional Order Epidemic Model of Computer Virus, Brownian Motion and Thermophoretic Diffusion Impact on Darcy-Forchheimer Flow of Bioconvective Micropolar Nanofluid between Double Disks with Cattaneo-Christov Heat Flux, Galerkin Finite Element Analysis for Buoyancy Driven Copper-Water Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer through Fins Enclosed inside a Horizontal Annulus Applications to Thermal Engineering, MHD Bioconvectional Flow of Jeffrey Nanofluid with Motile Microorganisms over a Stretching Sheet Solar Radiation Applications, Activation Energy Impact on Unsteady Bio-Convection Nanomaterial Flow over Porous Surface, Significance of Cattaneo-Christov Heat Flux in Darcy-Forchheimer Transport of Nanofluid with Entropy Optimization, Dynamics of Eyring–Powell Nanofluids When Bioconvection and Lorentz Forces Are Significant The Case of a Slender Elastic Sheet of Variable Thickness with Porous Medium, Heat Transfer Analysis of Hybrid Nanofluid Flow with Thermal Radiation through a Stretching Sheet A Comparative Study, Comparative Analysis of Hybrid Nanofluids with Cattaneo-Christov Heat Flux Model A Thermal Case Study, The Casson Dusty Nanofluid Significance of Darcy–Forchheimer Law Magnetic Field and Non-Fourier Heat Flux Model Subject to Stretch Surface, Investigation of 3D Flow of Magnetized Hybrid Nanofluid with Heat Source/Sink over a Stretching Sheet, Dynamics of Slip Phenomenon in Micropolar Nanofluid Flowing over a Stretchable Disk with Arrhenius Activation Energy, Cattaneo–Christov Double Diffusion and Bioconvection in Magnetohydrodynamic Three-Dimensional Nanomaterials of Non-Newtonian Fluid Containing Microorganisms with Variable Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity, and Numerical Investigation for Melting Heat Transport of Nanofluids Due to Stretching Surface with Cattaneo-Christov Thermal Model, and has authored two international-level books on fluid mechanics, supervised multiple Ph.D. and M.Phil scholars, secured competitive research grants including under NRPU program by HEC Pakistan, organized international conferences and seminars, serves as editor-in-chief of Engineering and Applied Science Letters and editor for multiple international journals, reviewed extensively for high-impact journals, and continues to contribute to applied mathematics, fluid mechanics, nanofluid dynamics, thermal engineering, and mathematical modeling through his extensive research publications and academic leadership.

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Featured Publications:

Rizwan, M., Ali, S., ur Rehman, M. Z., Adrees, M., Arshad, M., Qayyum, M. F., Ali, L., … (2019). Alleviation of cadmium accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) by foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles and biochar to contaminated soil. Environmental Pollution, 248, 358–367.

Hussain, A., Ali, S., Rizwan, M., ur Rehman, M. Z., Javed, M. R., Imran, M., … (2018). Zinc oxide nanoparticles alter the wheat physiological response and reduce the cadmium uptake by plants. Environmental Pollution, 242, 1518–1526.

Waqas, H., Khan, S. U., Hassan, M., Bhatti, M. M., & Imran, M. (2019). Analysis on the bioconvection flow of modified second-grade nanofluid containing gyrotactic microorganisms and nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 291, 111231.

Waqas, H., Farooq, U., Liu, D., Abid, M., Imran, M., & Muhammad, T. (2022). Heat transfer analysis of hybrid nanofluid flow with thermal radiation through a stretching sheet: A comparative study. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 138, 106303.

Siddiqui, M. K., Naeem, M., Rahman, N. A., & Imran, M. (2016). Computing topological indices of certain networks. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 18(September–October), 161.